Joy Fruean, 81

Monday

Jan 27, 2014 at 2:00 AMJan 28, 2014 at 1:05 AM

YARMOUTHPORT — Joy Fruean, 81, of Yarmouthport, passed away Wednesday, January 22, 2014, after a brief illness, at home with her children by her side. She was the wife of the late Edmund Fruean, III for 26 years.

YARMOUTHPORT — Joy Fruean, 81, of Yarmouthport, passed away Wednesday, January 22, 2014, after a brief illness, at home with her children by her side. She was the wife of the late Edmund Fruean, III for 26 years.

Joy was born in New York in 1932. After graduating college, she moved to Cape Cod where she met and married her former husband, the late Robert Lorange.

On Cape is where Joy began sailing her two favorite sailboats, "Ode to Joy" and "The Tea Party," on Nantucket Sound. Joy's other passion was skiing with her family and friends; her many ski trips took her to such place as Austria and the Swiss Alps.

She was a longtime member of the Cape Cod Ski Club, Hyannis Yacht Club and Cummaquid Golf Club.

Joy is survived by her children Robert "Beau" Lorange and his wife, Judy; Suzanne and her husband, Ben Baxter; four grandchildren, Alexis and Haley Lorange, and Benjamin and Zachary Baxter. She also leaves behind Ed's six children and nine grandchildren.

A celebration of her life, where she can be remembered in her happiest days and honored by those who knew and loved her, will be held at a later date.